Famicom retrobriting & peeling stickers

[pxlbluejay]

Okay, I am going to retrobrite my Famicom soon, and I ran into some problems. Will any of the stickers be damaged in any way when it is dunked into hydrogen peroxide(mine is a pharmacy bought liquid one--not the cream)? And also, the sticker on the right side of the console(the transparent one) is peeling off and has dust under it. After I peel that off and clean it, is there any way to stick it back in place like new?

[L___E___T]

 



Before you dunk it - have you seen some of the recent tests from just sticking it out in the sun for a day?  Noticeable whitening for sure.

You could get some replacement stickers of course - but they may not look exactly the same.  It's why I haven't Retrofitted any of mine.

[P]

Yeah I think you need to remove all stickers first and you might not be able to restore them. That's one reason I've never retrobrited anything of mine either. Another is that it apparently isn't a long-term solution.

[pxlbluejay]

I have experienced massive improvements in my very yellowed super famicom, and that's why I wanted to retrobrite my famicom too. I've seen a lot of videos and the ones in the videos seemed to turn out just fine. So, you guys are saying... I shouldn't do it?

[Jedi Master Baiter]

Before you dunk it - have you seen some of the recent tests from just sticking it out in the sun for a day?  Noticeable whitening for sure.

Wouldn't that just yellow it even more? Surely you mean with the gel? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=98302

By the way, I tried the 3% Hydrogen Peroxide solution method (I found 32oz bottles at the Dollar Tree ) on my white plastic piano keys and my results were pretty much like this guy's: http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=98302 But I only tried about 2 and a half treatments and I'm glad to know there's diminishing returns.

As for why it isn't a long-term solution: certain plastics are always going to get yellow. There's no stopping it. You can restore it back to near-white, but it will continue to yellow again for whatever reason (no matter how little UV light it gets). Some plastics are made in a way that avoids this problem. I originally read about this phenomenon here: https://www.tested.com/tech/2505-why-your-old-super-nintendo-looks-super-yellow/

[L___E___T]

 

Before you dunk it - have you seen some of the recent tests from just sticking it out in the sun for a day?  Noticeable whitening for sure.

Wouldn't that just yellow it even more? Surely you mean with the gel? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=98302

Nope - just the sun - check it out:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1OVj0IcqY&t=488s

I didn't get round to it this Summer when we had scorching days, but the tests seem pretty conclusive, and it's well known that leaving things out in the sun (in any country) will bleach them over time.

[Jedi Master Baiter]

check it out:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1OVj0IcqY&t=488s

Interesting. But this makes no sense for my keyboard, which was left outside someone's house for a few weeks before I ended up taking it off their hands and refurbishing it. Maybe it had too much indirect sunlight, like it was in the shade? Anyone willing to do a firsthand experiment?

[L___E___T]

 



I meant to do this experiment with a slightly faded SFC and AV FC a few weeks ago, but I was worried it might also rain and didn't have time to remove everything so it was just the shells.  Nor do I have a Greenhouse. 

I have every confidence it will work - and there were some tests in the video, but I'm not in a location with mega sunlight like Australia or California.  I don't live in Hong Kong - but that would otherwise be perfect to test.